Старосрпски акузатив с прeдлогом за у дeтeрминативној функцији
Old Serbian Accusative with the Preposition za in the Determinative Function

Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses the determinative function of the accusative with the preposition za (for) in the Old Serbian language (12th–15th centuries). Due to its primarily spatial meaning of the post--location adlativity, confirmed in all Slavic languages, this case construction could be connected to the adverbial determination of the temporal, causal, final, conditional, concessive and qualifica-tion type, as well as to adnominal determination of the specification type. All these meanings are the reflection of the post-location adlativity, that is, direction determined by the back side of the object in focus.

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